Set, Setting, and Surrender: The Influences on Psychedelic Experiences and Their Impact on Wellbeing
Year: 2023
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This literature review (Chapter 1) is presented as a conceptual introduction, providing an \nextensive review of the literature pertaining to psychedelic research and, specifically, the \nconstructs investigated in Chapter 2 of the thesis. The conceptual introduction aims to paint a \npicture of the ‘extra-pharmacological model’ of psychedelic use. It will begin with an \nintroduction to classic psychedelics and their studied therapeutic effect. What follows is a \ndiscussion on the acute experiences associated with psychedelic consumption and their vital role \nin mediating changes to wellbeing. The review then explores the set and setting variables that \nmay impact these experiences and their critical role in the therapeutic model of psychedelics. \nRegarding group psychedelic use, the impact of the constructs ‘surrender’, ‘communitas’ and \n‘extroversion’ are highlighted, and the association with ‘mystical experiences’ and changes to \nwellbeing is made. The review concludes by outlining the direction and aim of the empirical \nwork discussed in Chapter 2 of the thesis.
Author: Hayat, Yasmeen
Institution: University College London
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7071352640